Volcanologist Answers Volcano Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

[@leandervr]

Whoever is in charge of finding the experts for this series at WIRED is *excellent* at their job!

[@gabrielford3473]

You may want to think twice. The information she provides for yellowstone is incorrect. The eruptions are closer to 700 years apart, for starters. and are not considered a predictive measure of activity anyway. I also know yellowstone's volconologist (Mike Poland) and he definitely will not use the term "supervolcano" as it is more of a gimmicky name for the media than a geologically recognized term. This all makes me think twice about everything else she has to say. Not to mention every one of these videos.

[@h0ckeyfan4312]

So we're supposed to believe you over this video because ​@@gabrielford3473

[@wdxawwacawc6910]

​@gabrielford3473 thank god we got a REAL expert to comment on KZbin

[@tinylilbugs]

@@gabrielford3473 I have a hunch this mike poland guy would not endorse your youtube comment here

[@engruls06]

@@gabrielford3473 XD Always someone like you.

[@Quartermistress]

Q: Whats the point of being a volcanist huh Jenni: kinda rude. Anyway i like to look at rocks

[@arnox4554]

Love the Office Space reference in the time stamps.

[@RubenGreenshadow]

What is the point of being so uneducated and mentally lazy. I'm sure you won't take the time to think up an answer. I've never seen so many totally ignorant and brainless questions in one vid in my life.

[@HayTatsuko]

@@arnox4554 Hahah! I didn't catch that, so I'm glad you mentioned it!

[@yaseniaj-tq3zb]

@@arnox4554

[@VictoriaVoltia]

...look at rocks and listen to the rocks recordings. Totally -pointless- improve the initial image.

[@HarrisonMartin]

Have I ever wondered about Volcanoes? Not really. Will I be telling all my friends this weekend about what Jenni Barclay taught me just now? Absolutely.

[@Dusk.EighthLegion]

"How do you know this much about volcanoes!!!" "Ahhh, you know, my friend Jenni told me." O.O I want a volcano buddy.

[@Hotobu]

She's going to steal me Lucky Charms

[@jr5925]

She’s fantastic at reading out the comments.

[@Hotobu]

She's going to steal me Lucky Charms

[@Athairne]

​@@Hotobushe's Scottish, you berk

[@Hotobu]

@@Athairne ME LUCKY CHARMS ARE IN DANGER!

[@tristan4386]

some of these questions trigger me, it’s like they cannot comprehend how important volcanologists are, like bro I’m glad they do what they do, I ain’t tryn’a end up like Pompeii

[@TheJpf79]

Don't live at the bottom of a volcano, you should be ok.

[@microcosmoscreeping8334]

Even besides that, just understanding the world around us.

[@andrewscoppetta4944]

Same bro

[@TomHoseason]

Jenni was one of the absolute best lecturers I have ever had the privilege of being taught by. Hugely knowledgeable, with boundless energy and enthusiasm. I recently started a geoscience PhD in no small part because I wanted to emulate the passion people like Jenni showed for her science day in and day out. She was a big inspiration to me (even though I decided not to pursue volcanology. Sorry, Jenni!).

[@Hotobu]

She's going to steal me Lucky Charms

[@MichaelFlatman]

I was also lectured by her in my physics degree, as part of Geophysics during covid.. She handled the online lectures quite well

[@sowpmactavish]

You're going with geomorph aren't you

[@rossbooth4635]

16:05 that was maybe the most impressive non-chalant pronunciation of a ridiculously difficult word I think I've seen.

[@BlueRoseGreen]

But was it pronounced correctly?

[@rossbooth4635]

@@BlueRoseGreen we need someone who speaks Icelandic to weigh in!

[@bkiman2543]

not quite..in Icelandic the pronunciation of double L's sounds more like a TL sound which can take while to master. But not bad considering I've heard my fair share of bad pronunciations of it during my last 3 years in Iceland. 😅

[@excho]

@@rossbooth4635 It's "Ey-yuh-fyuh-tthla-yaw-kootthl". So, no, but it wasn't terrible.

[@erlagunn9567]

@@rossbooth4635 if she said that word without any content, no i would not understand her lol :) but good effort

[@cakerobots]

You can tell she loves her job by how passionate she is with her answers. She reminds me of some my favorite science teachers, the ones that would make everything so much fun that you would forget that you were learning.

[@toshtao1]

You can be passionate about anything when you have food on the table.

[@MichaelOKC]

​@toshtao1 sometimes you get really lucky and being passionate enough about something becomes the means of putting food on your table! 😊

[@gabrielford3473]

now, if only her information was accurate

[@MichaelOKC]

@gabrielford3473 Serious question, not being snarky, what was she incorrect about? I remember researching volcanoes, etc, many years ago, and it all sounded correct to me. What did I miss?🤔

[@1WildFlower93]

​@@gabrielford3473 receipts or didn't happen

[@FlyAVersatran]

Okay. I'm not even done with the vid yet, and I've GOTTA say... ... This woman's enthusiasm-in-presentation should be made a REQUIRED training class for everyone doing a Wired Q&A•

[@mastod0n1]

I feel like most of the Wired guests have a knack for presenting with a captivating sense of enthusiasm. Wired is really solid at finding these experts.

[@gabrielford3473]

She's consistently wrong. Pretty easy to fool people. What informs your opinion? They entertained you well so it must be accurate?

[@Robin-bn3hv]

@@gabrielford3473 What’s she consistently wrong about?

[@sixbirdsinatrenchcoat]

@@gabrielford3473You keep saying that she’s wrong, but you remain deliberately vague. What exactly is she wrong about?

[@fairygrl999]

@@gabrielford3473and what informs your opinion?

[@alantremonti1381]

Educate me, Scotish Volcanologist Queen.

[@cleverusername9369]

As one of Ms Barclay's fellow countrymen, allow me to educate you: it's Scottish*, two "t's"

[@servvo]

​@@cleverusername9369hush child

[@Tinil0]

@@cleverusername9369 No no, he wasn't saying she was Scottish, he was saying she is Scot-ish!

[@canchero724]

Rock my world, Scottish Queen was right there buddy.😐

[@beenaplumber8379]

Obsidian wasn't just for ancient cutting tools. Modern surgeons use obsidian scalpels for some procedures (I think mainly eye surgeries). They look like miniature spears with a chip of obsidian tied to the end. When I last performed animal surgeries (2007), the obsidian scalpel was the sharpest physical blade available to a surgeon, and it held its edge.

[@alex-rw2yg]

A scalpel is, by definition, a cutting tool. So the expert isn’t wrong, you’re just providing additional information.

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@alex-rw2yg I didn't suggest she was wrong. I was surprised when I saw obsidian scalpels in the instrument catalog a few years ago, and I thought others might find it interesting. You understood my meaning, if not my intent.

[@oliveira.rafael]

It was also used to kill white walkers

[@jgw5491]

@@alex-rw2yg "Obsidian wasn't just for *ancient* cutting tools." Yes, additional information, not contradiction.

[@andhe3739]

"slightly rude" TELL EM QUEEN

[@bubbabearhuntington2295]

Rude? By who's metric?Guess what..professional criticism fosters personal and professional growth. If how something is said offends another by asking for clarification instead of just offering an answer she found form offensive first and foremost, she's entitled and has a superiority complex, kinda like how people say "yass queen!" . If she can't see past her personal emotion because she cannot control herself, i would argue that lack of control could cloud the point. TL;DR - If someone finds something offensive, that's a them problem because they give statements their perceived value. Get humble.

[@andhe3739]

@@bubbabearhuntington2295 im not reading all that - but anyone would agree that comment was rude anyway, so its not like its her opinion against everybody elses lol

[@Hotobu]

She's going to steal me Lucky Charms

[@jonathan545]

​@@Hotobu she's Scottish not Irish, and lucky charms are a purely American thing

[@Hotobu]

@@jonathan545 ME LUCKY CHARMS ARE IN DANGER!

[@Brandon-v7j]

I lava good volcano video

[@victorwonder]

It's a very hot topic, for sure.

[@JDela10]

Yes there is no reason to be ASHamed about your love of volcano videos!

[@asura_dayooo]

comments like these are so magma-nimous

[@Empathusiast]

The comment section is sure to erupt after that one 🌋👏

[@JonJGadsy1234]

My wife laughed at these jokes. I caldera silly person.

[@cleverusername9369]

I love when the experts actually read the curse words in the questions. There's something charming about when people who are clearly brilliant use foul language. Representing Scotland well 😀 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@duB420Grass]

Yeah, but all of those cuss words were in the questions. Every time she said a curse word it was actually someone else's words, and the people writing these questions were clearly not brilliant.

[@cineturon]

I've hiked an Indonesian volcanic mountain called Rinjani, few months back, and it was mind blowing. It consisted of a huge ancient volcanic rim, with a lake within, and a smaller active volcano in the middle of the lake!

[@roberth8254]

Probably the same volcano tbh just much smaller after millennia

[@cineturon]

@@roberth8254 well, kind of. The eruption of the “big” one is believed to have caused a mini ice age globally , about a thousand years ago

[@nathansmith3608]

Recursive island lakes & volcanos! Some of the coolest geographical features ever IMO

[@dianed2759]

WIRED , you never disappoint. Jenni Barclay Is wow!

[@Pseedholm]

She looks a little like Linda Hamiltons character in Dante’s peak.

[@alexmalt]

Those rocks look a little like Tommy Lee Jones in Volcano.

[@RubenLdL]

OMG! She really does!

[@Ace_McCoy]

Facts..

[@fathertimegaming17]

They do both have hair.

[@timothybogle1461]

Put the town on alert!

[@cgarofani]

"this is volcano support" Me, a volcano enthusiast alone in my living room: "YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@variabell3326]

I love how every time Mt. Tambora comes up, it's mentioned that the explosion was heard as far away as Australia… given our states are

[@cineturon]

KZbin showing me the teachers I wish I had in school 30 years ago ...

[@ladygaga81ful]

Nothing wrong with your teachers 30 years ago. Lets see how this volcano lady would have performed with 20 spoiled, loud, entitled and disrespectful kids under her

[@cineturon]

@@ladygaga81ful several of my teachers were old school and resorted to humiliating/physically punishing kids who seemed lazy/had no homework. I was a sensitive kid and that made me despise school and see it as a prison. This was in Eastern Europe. I still have nightmares about the never ending school years.

[@ladygaga81ful]

@@cineturon i mean same in my country (eastern europe as well).. kinda missed my own point there😝

[@Alexmw777]

wow, she's knocking these answers out of the park

[@richdiddens4059]

But, no, volcanoes aren't making the Earth bigger but it is growing very slowly. Between 4,000 and 7,000 metric tons of space dust fall on the Earth each year.

[@LucasLima-sb6cp]

Volcanic infrasound recordings? You mean Björk?

[@olober729]

14:29 what a gentle way of saying you’d be burned alive instantaneously 😂

[@katekramer7679]

She has the perfect personality for this video series - informed and educational, plus cheeky and entertaining. I want part 2!

[@content1016jersey]

Whoa, this is epic! Do more like this!

[@burningrabbit7278]

Every time WIRED has an expert on in a field I know nothing about is like a special treat. Love knowing a little bit more on any given subject after twenty minutes.

[@mordinsolus161]

great expert! sympathic, competent, able to explain complicated stuff easy to understand, overall just a pleasure to listen to. thx

[@Flugmorph]

the first question already sent me. who travels to italy around the area of mt vesuvius and doesn't know of its existance?!?

[@douggaudiosi14]

Idiots or liars

[@jjdriessen]

🇺🇸🤠🦅🏈

[@jaydoggy9043]

8:18 What a pure soul. I hope the next time she reaches for her jacket she finds money she forgot about in one of her pockets.

[@aurorasandsadprose_]

I remember watching documentaries about mount Semeru in Indonesia. They asked "when the last time it erupt?". And the guide said, "yesterday"

[@geekyprojects1353]

Just been to Hakone, Japan. Volcano tourism is still alive and kicking.

[@crunchyfrog555]

I would also echo liking Soufriere in St Lucia. Went on holiday there and visited the volcano. Beautiful, not just the surrounding area too with the nearby Castries, but the fact it's a tiny island with this steep volcano jutting out the bottom is quite a sight to behold.

[@frankiefavero1666]

Me too! Loved that Volcano and St Lucia in general was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to ❤

[@crunchyfrog555]

@@frankiefavero1666 I know, right? I've travelled to quite a few places over the years, and there's many just as beautiful. But St Lucia has such a beautfully organic design - it's truly wonderful. Some of the other caribbean islands can be a bit boring geographically, but St Lucia certainly isn't. Driving up through the rain foresty part in the centre is also great.

[@visualartsbyjr2464]

As I was just taking geology classes as electives I didn’t get too much into it, but it’s a fascinating science. The brain sometimes has issues wrapping the concepts of the lengths of time it can take with the formation of metamorphic rocks, tectonic plate shift, and/or magnetic shifts. In our lifetimes the earth is fairly static, but is an ever evolving system with great changes over eons. Wonderful video!

[@TheNorwoodCat]

I was living in Longview Washington when Mt St Helens erupted. Was fascinating as a 13 yr old.

[@andrefiliks]

16:10 I think it's the first time I ever saw someone pronouncing that name so smoothly 😂😂

[@JONATHANP1619]

When I hear about magma, there is no way on earth I am not thinking about Dr. Evil in Austin power.

[@laurameakin]

Okay so I might be biased but bring Jenni back to read ALL the questions. So enthusiastic and entertaining while educating us.

[@GregMerritt-ws8tq]

She went ahead and spoke out the full phrase that tf abbreviated. Love it.

[@legitbeans9078]

The scots are not afraid to swear lol

[@mohammedrazaesmail6934]

It’s great they brought an expert to teach us how useful volcanoes are.

[@satriawiranata4496]

I'm an indonesian, watching this about 20 minutes is a pure joy

[@q_tfiaw]

Same here! Literally came here wondering if we'll be mentioned 😆

[@jgw5491]

I hope you folks are in a pretty safe location there.

[@FlyingFawnWithNoWings]

Studying geography, volcanoes were always super interesting, but because there are no volcanoes close to where I studied, I never saw one. Definitely go on a holiday to Italy, Iceland or the Canary Isles. I will conquer a vulcano!

[@miegravgaardxoxo]

It would be a good time to go to Iceland with all the current eruptions 😄

[@darias5689]

I love how she just casually without breaking a sweat answers a creationist *and makes sense* What a brilliant woman! ❤❤

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

3 seconds in and I'm sold. Teach me things!

[@clarkjohnson6768]

Whoever edited this nailed it. The lighting cue was perfect

[@PolarBear_ed]

Indonesian here. We eat volcanoes for breakfast.

[@xun6150]

😂😂

[@johnweems5096]

Perfect

[@ayanevsworld8565]

With blue lava sauce apparently 😅

[@Empathusiast]

And everyone's a black belt in Taekwondo 💪

[@marty0063]

I remember staying in a little mountain village in Costa Rica near Mt. Arenal. We were packing up and getting ready to leave when we heard a little boom and felt the earth moving. I ran outside to see what was going on and some lava and ash was coming out the top of the volcano. I was surprised and a little scared at first, but then looked at the locals who didn’t even react at all but kept on with their daily tasks. They said it does that all the time. I was glad we were leaving soon.

[@wallopee]

How long ago? That volcano's been dormant for years. Before, you could see the lava flowing down the mountain and of course at night it was beyond breathtaking.

[@Rapidly_]

6:16 Don't do volcano tourism, even the officials say it's safe! In 2019 a group of tourists on a cruise ship were offered to go visit an active Stratovolcano on White Island near New Zealand and were promised that it was safe. It wasn't, the volcano erupted and killed 22 of them and severely injured the 25 others. The survivors could feel their burned skin coming off while they had to wait hours in the toxic gas to be rescued because the volcano was still too dangerous for rescuers to get close enough. I saw a documentary about one of the survivors, a woman who was at the volcano with her sister and father and heard both of them die. Her body was so burned she had to get amputated and even now that she's healed she's still completely covered in scars and permanently disabled. ETA: her name is Stephanie Browitt

[@natatatt]

Shout out to whoever did the timestamp labels for this one. You can tell they had fun with it.

[@scy1038]

Please, dont stop these videos. I love this series.

[@n.a.rainayaa3224]

We are Indonesians, have experienced several super volcanic mega eruptions in the past... Mount Krakatau, Mount Tambora, Mount Samalas, and Mount Toba

[@leifnelson6244]

No, son. Volcanologists do not study pointy-eared space aliens. Those are Vulcanologists.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Logical

[@feynstein1004]

I mean, Vulcan was the Roman god of fire. So......Vulcanologists would be archaeologists?

[@tylertakamori2541]

7:18 I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this but the picture they are showing is Diamond Head/Leahi on Oahu, while discussing about Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.

[@VallejosAndrea]

I loved it how she say in Spanish Ojos de Salado, saludos desde Latam

[@christophjannek5398]

12:46 Obsidian Scalpels are used until this day, particularly in Eye surgery because of their extremely thin edges that cause less tissue damage than steel blades.

[@sav810]

my family was stuck in italy due to the eyjafjallajökull in march of 2010! had to get back to england somehow so they bussed us for 20 hours total and it was a nightmare

[@kriddius]

Obsidian is still used today in modern cutting tools. Properly treated and machined, Obsidian ended scalpels are used for extremely precise neural surgery

[@johannesswarts1440]

Jenni Barclay - brilliant! Simple, concise answers to a variety of questions about a subject very few people know much about. I learned something today!

[@NosterToaster92]

I could listen to their accent all day, it’s incredible. One of the best “support” videos I’ve seen in a while. ❤❤

[@judahbateman9849]

I read “volcanologist” as “ventriloquist” at first, and I was very confused as to why they would be answering questions about volcanos 😂

[@kristenbenser2168]

I read Vulcanologist. So you can imagine my confusion 😅😅🖖🖖

[@rainzerdesu]

Wired must find a ventriloquist volcanologist for this guy

[@Chiberia]

volcanologist or ventriloquist, you're going to have a bad time if you stick your hand in it

[@kristianlamprecht4831]

@@kristenbenser2168Vulcan does have a lot of volcanoes!

[@scy1038]

"I WILL MAKE THESE MOUNTAINS SPEAK!"

[@11laila11]

11:32 She forgot to mention that the last super-eruption in Yellowstone was 640k years ago, which puts a bit of a spin on 300k years on average between its super-eruptions...

[@ageishyena3035]

So technically overdue. I figure all the geysers and such would be taking the pressure off, though, so it's not like we're gonna see it go Pele on our asses

[@JDela10]

Not every eruption is the "big one" though.

[@timberry1135]

I suspect the 300k years average is a mistake. Most sources quote an average of 6 to 700,000 years

[@ericfielding2540]

Great answers by an enthusiastic volcanologist!

[@Angel33Demon666]

7:05 I think the most sensible way of measuring ‘size’ is volume contained

[@MsElectricLover]

She's fascinating. Such a wonderful Question round! Thank you Dr. Barclay

[@terfalicious]

A little accent that makes listening all the more entrancing! Love the topic, love the presenter, and love the series!

[@susannjarvis5587]

Fascinating. I love these "Support" videos and this one was particularly enlightening. Thank you.

[@BowenYouTube]

I especially appreciate how Wired doesn’t go find someone who is a cliche representation of someone who we would imagine would be in a specific field. It makes me love these videos even more.

[@Mel-jl8dt]

She's amazing I love her enthusiasm

[@harry4319]

As someone who's had Jenni in their First Year lecture's she's an absolute GEM!

[@72fja]

I will never not enjoy hearing the word "ethereal" in a Scottish accent.

[@XxGavinRMxX]

SCOTLAND FOREVER

[@arandomtigeri2290]

I could listen to her talk all day

[@Rose-ct4tp]

She's the most understandable scottish person ive ever heard 😍

[@katego370]

This woman is such a great teacher! I want a part 2. 5:03 guys, is this real? Not photoshopped?

[@adamsteineke4661]

Amazing and kudos to Jenni for her pronunciations of all those names!

[@karensierra7510]

How about hurricane support lmao

[@legitbeans9078]

Oh snap!

[@HyperVanilo]

Already exists, search tornado chaser wired

[@patrickbueno3279]

I think they already have weather support, but hurricanes specifically might not have

[@gonzalesrafael22]

Another piece of great content. I could listen to this lady talk rocks and volcanos all d@mn day. more please!

[@t3hwaddledee]

This was great! I hope she can come back for a second round of questions. I’d love to know what a volcanologist thinks of the possibility of a limnic eruption of Lake Kivu.

[@ifihadalifeiduseitwisely7589]

This was great! Thank you Ms. Barclay

[@FatsFalafel]

Can't believe WIRED knew I just watched Dante's Peak for the 216th time last night.

[@TeamSlow]

What a fantastic teacher Ms. Barclay is!

[@toddverbeek5113]

I'm impressed with your pronunciation of "Eyjafjallajökull". Not quite correct, but you said it with confidence, and you got close. 🙂

[@SteffiWiz]

I didn’t expect you to be Scottish when I started watching, love it slay volcano queen🌋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@devinecatlady]

Absolutely fascinating and explained very clearly.

[@justinottenbacher8369]

Check out the story of a Boeing 747 back in 1983 that flew through the plume of an erupting Volcano over the Pacific at night and it shut down all 4 engines and they incredibly were able to restart all four engines and land safely. Aircraft suffered heavy damage.

[@marcustulliuscicero5443]

British Airways Flight 9

[@AnthonyDentinger]

I saw the Mayday episode of that. The ash was causing electrostatic light around the airplane, and the windshield was really hard to see through, having been sanded by the particles.

[@justinottenbacher8369]

Didn't they call the blue glow St. Elmos fire​?@@AnthonyDentinger

[@RoyalMela]

Great story that almost led to disaster. Their all engines shut down and pilots had no idea what was happening, as they had no clue about a volcanic eruption. They had to glide, trying to find an emergency airport to land, but during gliding that hot melted ash cooled down and broke to pieces and engines were able to restart again.

[@toweronthehill]

This was great! Watched the whole thing out of the blue but learned some cool stuff! Thank you!

[@Touketsuken]

Volcanoes are really cool, and one interesting thing I've noticed between all of the ones that I've climbed is they're all very unique and different in their own ways. Mount St. Helens, Mount Shasta and Mount Baker were all incredible climbs.

[@dlerious77]

Great questions and amazing professional and articulate answers. Love these wired vids

[@rebeccamcnutt5142]

12:20 My daughter is 8 and loves Minecraft. It BLEW HER MIND when I showed her a piece I have in my rock collection. I guess she didn't realize it's real. 😆

[@UniversityOfBristol]

Thank you Professor Barclay for answering our burning questions 🌋

[@mattalley4330]

What do volcanologists do? Well, one of the things is paying attention to signs of possible future eruptions. That’s rather important when people live close to those volcanoes. I live in the Pacific Northwest roughly between Mt Hood and Mt Adams, the latter of which has seen an increase in minor earthquakes lately. That could be one sign of an incoming eruption but volcanologists looked at the info and said it most likely doesn’t mean there is about to be an eruption. Useful info and I’m glad people like that are on the job

[@rksuchitra8087]

Thank you. Please cover more of geography and geology related videos. Also astronomy

[@melinapaixao82]

I love tech support! Many questions I wouldn’t know to ask 🧐

[@damonstewart70]

Jennifer Barclay is gogorgeous ❤❤❤😊

[@GregsGeologyChannel]

Great video! You are excellent at pronouncing the names of volcanoes and screen names. And I love your accent! But, you were asked "What has been the longest continuous eruption?" Isn't it the Siberian Traps? Indian Traps? Columbia Flood Basalts?

[@Xanderviceory]

thie wass nothing short of enthralling

[@SinnerChrono]

Peoples ignorance about volcanoes is staggering. But i spend each week learning about new volcanoes. Good test for me that i was able to answer each of the questions.

[@jacyntao]

Jenni is my new crush. Loved this!!!!

[@cw6043]

the stab against rings of power lol

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……of all my fave subjects’ on Geology, Volcanology is my most important one! An absolutely fascinating subject! Studied Geomorphology & Climatology for Grades 11 & 12, whetted my appetite, & couldn’t get enough of it. Am reading 6 books’ currently………gotta keep the little grey cells’ active…………

[@davidnorris8852]

Another one PLEASE!!!!